Nollywood actress Shan George has shared a personal story about her experience with one of Nigeria’s richest men.
According to Shan George, she met the billionaire by chance at a movie premiere over a decade ago, where she extended an invitation to him. However, during their brief conversation, she discussed her movie production costs, which amounted to N6 million at the time, and asked if he would be interested in investing in her next project.
“Many years ago, as a struggling movie producer, I met one of Nigeria’s richest men by accident, I went to invite a father to my movie premier and he was there, so I also extended an invitation to him. In d few minutes we met, he asked how much I spent producing d movie, and I told him 6million naira ( this was over 10yrs ago, 6m was still big money) and asked if he can invest in our next movie, he just smiled and waved me off. After a few times I tried to reach out to him for d investment in our next movie, he was unreachable, so I moved on.”
Recently, she came across a statement from the same individual, claiming that he doesn’t take “little people” seriously in business. “Recently I read where same man said that he doesn’t take any little person serious when it comes to business. So I now understand why he waved me off then, cos I was a struggling producer.”
In a playful remark, Shan George joked about her current success, claiming to produce movies with a budget of $100 million, equivalent to one Bitcoin. She playfully asked if the billionaire would now be interested in investing, or if she and her team are still considered “too small.”